Watering-can.



" No. 880,522. PATENTED. MAR. 3, 1908.

W. GRAY.

WATERING CAN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 28, 1906.

' on the hollow threaded member and FIG [WILLIAM GRAY, or EooHEsTEE, NEWYORK.

wATERING-GAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

7 Application filed September 28. 1906. Serial No. 336.665-

- Patented inareh a, 1908.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GRAY, a citi-.

zen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroeand State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Watering-Can, ofwhich the following is a specificatio This invention relates to waterincans adapted to use as florists or gar enrs sprinkling cans. v

The object of my resent invention is to providea single hand e for sucha can which may be used for carryin the can when full and which shallhave sue a conformation as to facilitate the continuous pouring of theliquid from the can, commencing with a full can, by moving the handbackwards upon the handle and thus permitting the handle to slidethrough the hand of the user. The continuous handle of my can may thusbe used by grasping the same at successive points therein in pouringliquid from the can.

Another object of 'my invention is to rovide a handle which may readilybe attac ed to or removed from the can when desired without the use ofany tools for-that purpose in order that such cans with the handles soremoved may occupy less space in shipping or storing.

With these objects in view, my invention comprises a continuous handleadapted to extend across the top and part way down on the rear or backside of the can where it is attached at practically the usual point. Theupper end of the handle is attached to the hood or breast of the can andon the side thereof adjacent to the spout of the can and nearly over theouter edge of the can, that is,

just Within the circle of the body of the can. 40 The handle ispreferably bent to nearly or quite a horizontal direction at the lowerend just before it is attached to the back of the can and at its upperend the handle is preferably bent to nearly or quite a verticaldirection just before its attachment to the hood of the can. I

For attaching my handle to the can, I make use of a screw connectioncomprising preferably a-hollow threaded member, which may be attacheddirectly to the-can, and a screw cap adapted to screw thereover, suchcap carrying an inwardly extending flan e arranged, w en in position, tolie practical y parallel with an inwardly extendin flange etween theseinwardly, extending flanges there is clamped an outwardly extendingflange formed on the body'of the can handleat a. short distance from theend thereof, and

after the screw caps or followershave been inserted over the handle. a Ir 'The accompanying drawin s illustrating a watering can made in accorance with my present invention are as follows Figure 1 is a top view andFig. 2 a side -Vl8W of such a can. Fig. 3 shows an en-" largedtransverse sectional View of the h'an-- die of my can, while Fig. 4shows in enlarged sectional view the details of the device used forattaching the handle to the can.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several drawings.Referring to the drawin s, A represents the body of my can and B t eusual hood or breast secured across'the top there0f-.'

C represents the handle comprising a tubular structure, preferablyseamed together as shown in Fig. 3 and bent to a conformationsubstantially such asindicated in Fig. 2 and secured to the outside ofthe can at practically the usual point for the bottom of the handle andextending therefrom upwards around the top of the can and with its otherend attached to the hood or breast B at a point practically in the sameplane with the I pouring spout and the oint of attachment of the owerend ofthe andle. C is formed up .to a-general contour, sub'- stantiallysuchas indicated, and a short distance from each end thereof there isformed integrally therewith a flange c which is arranged tobe clampedbetween the inwardly extending'flange on the screw cap D and theinwardly extending flange on the screw oonnecting member E and withinthis latter hollow screw connecting member the end of the handle isarran ed to project. The threaded member E at t e bottom of the handle 0is trimmed to fit the body of the can A and the member E at the to ofthe handle C is trimmed to fit the hoo or. breast B and such members arethen thoroughly soldered to the can A and the breast B in pro erposition, after which the ends of the han le,'with the screw caps Dthereon within and between the flanges c,- are placed in position withinthe threaded members E and then the caps D- screwed down to place,firmly holding the handle 0 in position. S is the spoutof' the can, Rthe rose and s is a bracket secured to the spout S and to the body ofthe can A'in such away as to stiffen or brace the spout S.

The handle v The method of using my can is believed to be suificientlyobviousfrom the drawings and the above specifications'to call'for no ifurther .descri tion.

1.As a means for detachabl securing a handle to "a can or like. artic e;a hollow threaded member "secured to the body of such can and extendingoutwardly there-- from; an outwardly projecting flange on and spacedfrom the end of such handle, the end of such handle beyond such flangeadaptedto engagewithin such hollow threaded memher, and a cap adapted toscrew over such threaded member and having 11 inwardly extending flangeadapted to clampthe flange on such handle against such hollow threadedmember.

2. As a means for detachabl securing a handle to a can or like artic e;a hollow threaded member secured to' the body of such can and extendingoutwardly therefrom; an" outwardly projecting flange on and spaced fromthe end of such handle, the. end

of such handle beyond such flange adapted to engage within such hollowthreaded member,and acap adapted to screw over such threaded member andhaving an inwardly extending flange adapted to clamp the flange on suchhandle against such hollow threaded member, such hollow threaded memberhaving an inwardly extending flange or seat adapted to engage the flangeon such handle. 3. As a means for detachably securing a handle to a canor like article; an outwardly projecting flange on such handle and twocooperating threaded'members one of them secured to the can and theother revolubly supported on such handle, such threaded mem-' ersadapted when screwed together to [from the en end of such cylindricalelement beyond such an outwardly projecting flange on and spaced 'fromthe end of such cylindrical element, the

end of such cylindrical element beyond such flange adapted to engagewithin such hollow threaded member and a cap adapted to screw over suchthreaded member and having an inwardly extending flangeadapted to clampthe flange on such- ,cylindrical element against such hollow threadedmember.

5. As a means for detachably securing a cylindrical element to anydesired body; a hollow threaded member secured to such body andextending outwardly therefrom;

an outwardly projecting flan e on and spaced of such cylindricalelement, the

flange adapted to en age within such hollow threaded member and a capadapted to screw over| such threaded member and having an inwardlyextending flange adapted to clamp the flange on such cylindrical elementagainst such hollowthreaded member, such hollow threaded member havingan inwardly extending flange or seat adapted to engage the flange onsuch cylindrical element.

WILLIAM GRAY.

Witnesses: y

W. J. lVlCKELVEY,' GEORGE B. SPENCER.

